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《Go Ahead》 S1·E13 (20:13) HSK 2
nǐ zuò le zhè me duō

你做了这么多

“You have prepared all these,”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 20:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ duì bù qǐ

我对不起

“I should apologize.”

nǐ zuò le zhè me duō CURRENT FOCUS

你 做了这么多

“You have prepared all these,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì wǒ dí què bù tài shū fú

“but I'm really sick.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ACKNOWLEDGING EFFORT
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I appreciate your effort, but it doesn't change how I feel right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Buffering Negative Feedback (垫话)

Chinese speakers often validate the other person's hard work or emotional investment first to protect mianzi before refusing a request or admitting discomfort.

INTENT TAGS: #acknowledgment #hedging #face_saving #emotional_buffering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做了这么多 SPOKEN CHUNK

done so much; gone through all this trouble

Commonly used to validate someone's extensive actions or devotion before offering thanks, criticism, or an apology.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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